An analysis of the Land Use Sustainability Index (LUSI) at territorial scale based on Corine Land Cover

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 680-694

  Gardi, Ciro ^a   Bosco, Claudio ^a   Rusco, Ezio ^a   Montanerella, Luca ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analysis; Europe; Tests and testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956146892     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777831011067953     Document Type: Article

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